Just a little over a week out from the 2025 NFL Draft, and the New York Giants aren’t planning on slowing down any time soon. In fact, they’re moving full-steam ahead. While most teams are wrapping their Top 30 visits up and building out their boards, New York is still digging into quarterback evaluations like the search just began.
And the names on the list? Each comes with its own intrigue.
Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders. Alabama’s Jalen Milroe. Louisville’s Tyler Shough. All three are confirmed to have private workouts with Big Blue this week (and I thought I was busy)—a whirlwind schedule that signals one thing: the G-Men are not done doing their homework.
After signing Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in free agency, it seemed like the G-Men had closed the book on taking a quarterback early. But don’t get too comfortable. Holding the No. 3 pick, along with five picks in the top 105, the team has left every door open. Sure, Penn State’s Abdul Carter and Colorado’s Travis Hunter are still very much in play. And yes, Cam Ward looks like a lock for Tennessee at No. 1. But the Giants? They’re not ruling out a swing of their own.
Shedeur Sanders, Jalen Milroe, and Tyler Shough will all work out privately for the Giants
Per Ian Rapoport, Big Blue will work out Jalen Milroe privately this week—adding to a growing list of quarterback visits that already includes Shedeur Sanders and Tyler Shough. These aren’t smokescreens. These are deep cuts. And they suggest New York is serious about exploring any and all outcomes.
Let’s start with Sanders. He’s QB2 on most boards and has been on the Giants’ radar since last fall. Joe Schoen personally attended multiple Colorado games, and after seemingly sending every Giants employee to Colorado's Pro Day, the team will return to Boulder for a final, private look at Sanders (again), just days before the draft. If that’s not real interest, it’s one heck of a poker face.
Then there’s Milroe. The Alabama quarterback is one of the biggest boom-or-bust prospects in this class. He’s an electric runner, has a strong arm, and scored 36 total touchdowns last season. But he’s raw. Mechanically inconsistent. He’ll need time—which, conveniently, the Giants can afford to give him with Russ and Jameis in the building.
Shough, meanwhile, might be the most quietly intriguing of the three. He’s 6-foot-5 with a live arm, mobility, and a ton of experience... thanks to an incredibly long seven-year college career across Oregon, Texas Tech, and Louisville. His final season at Louisville saw him throw for over 3,100 yards and 23 TDs. He’s older, sure. But he’s mature, battle-tested, and has drawn a surprising amount of Day 2 buzz late in the process.
So what does all of this mean?
Most simplistically, the Giants are buying themselves some flexibility.
They could take Shedeur at No. 3. They could go defense early—maybe Carter, maybe Hunter—and swing back around for someone like Shough or Milroe with one of their Day 2 picks. They could even trade back into the first to lock in a fifth-year option. This is what real due diligence looks like. Think Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens.
It also tracks with Schoen’s own words. At the league meetings, he said, “We set it up where we don’t have to take a quarterback at No. 3. We can go several different directions.” He also emphasized the importance of not forcing a pick just to check a box. Translation: If the QB isn’t the guy, they won’t take one just to say they did.
But they’re making darn sure they know who is, and who isn’t.
Ultimately, this late surge of QB workouts is less about signaling intent and more about gathering intel. The Giants want options. And they want to be ready for whatever chaos draft night brings. They can only control what they can control. You never know when a team will go rogue.
Whether it’s Shedeur at 3 or Shough at 65, don’t be surprised if one of these names ends up in East Rutherford. The Giants are still very much in the quarterback market. And that's awesome.